Cruz

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Cruz is a given name used predominantly for boys, but also given to girls (11% of births). There have been 33,972 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 29,755 as boys and 4,217 as girls. Cruz gained popularity in the 1910s, peaked in 2013 and remains popular today.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State (2024)

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 1,127
2023 1,032
2022 1,093
2021 1,150
2020 1,122
2019 1,138
2018 1,045
2017 996
2016 1,036
2015 1,092
2014 1,254
2013 1,278
2012 1,264
2011 1,127
2010 1,013
2009 925
2008 874
2007 700
2006 544
2005 496
2004 433
2003 375
2002 337
2001 360
2000 301
1999 268
1998 299
1997 257
1996 242
1995 259
1994 230
1993 209
1992 196
1991 206
1990 221
1989 223
1988 195
1987 183
1986 171
1985 149
1984 136
1983 120
1982 133
1981 124
1980 121
1979 102
1978 137
1977 102
1976 108
1975 103
1974 111
1973 97
1972 104
1971 92
1970 99
1969 111
1968 103
1967 87
1966 109
1965 92
1964 121
1963 106
1962 107
1961 105
1960 129
1959 119
1958 148
1957 132
1956 141
1955 116
1954 113
1953 126
1952 120
1951 136
1950 134
1949 156
1948 128
1947 124
1946 130
1945 99
1944 101
1943 113
1942 123
1941 99
1940 123
1939 124
1938 130
1937 118
1936 120
1935 115
1934 100
1933 102
1932 110
1931 137
1930 125
1929 146
1928 149
1927 137
1926 136
1925 161
1924 121
1923 155
1922 110
1921 126
1920 127
1919 132
1918 88
1917 66
1916 51
1915 74
1914 56
1913 43
1912 37
1911 29
1910 26
1909 10
1908 14
1907 23
1906 16
1905 19
1904 9
1903 5
1902 15
1901 7
1900 6
1899 6
1896 6
1895 5
1892 6
1890 8
1880 6